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+// Ceres Solver - A fast non-linear least squares minimizer
+// Copyright 2015 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+// http://ceres-solver.org/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+//
+// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+//   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+//   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+//   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+// * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its contributors may be
+//   used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+//   specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+// AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+// IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+// ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+// LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+// CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+// SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+// INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+// CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+// ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+// POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+//
+// Author: keir@google.com (Keir Mierle)
+//         sameeragarwal@google.com (Sameer Agarwal)
+
+#ifndef CERES_INTERNAL_RANDOM_H_
+#define CERES_INTERNAL_RANDOM_H_
+
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include "ceres/internal/port.h"
+
+namespace ceres {
+
+inline void SetRandomState(int state) {
+  srand(state);
+}
+
+inline int Uniform(int n) {
+  if (n) {
+    return rand() % n;
+  } else {
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+inline double RandDouble() {
+  double r = static_cast<double>(rand());
+  return r / RAND_MAX;
+}
+
+// Box-Muller algorithm for normal random number generation.
+// http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-Muller_transform
+inline double RandNormal() {
+  double x1, x2, w;
+  do {
+    x1 = 2.0 * RandDouble() - 1.0;
+    x2 = 2.0 * RandDouble() - 1.0;
+    w = x1 * x1 + x2 * x2;
+  } while ( w >= 1.0 || w == 0.0 );
+
+  w = sqrt((-2.0 * log(w)) / w);
+  return x1 * w;
+}
+
+}  // namespace ceres
+
+#endif  // CERES_INTERNAL_RANDOM_H_